Brendan O'Reilly (fighter)

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Brendan O'Reilly
Born (1987-06-24) 24 June 1987 (age 36)
Melbourne, Australia
Other namesThe Badger
NationalityAustralian
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division Welterweight
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StyleBadgeJitsu
Fighting out of Brisbane, Australia
TeamGamebred Submission Fighting
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Bruno Lemos [1]
Years active2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total10
Wins6
By knockout1
By submission2
By decision3
Losses3
By knockout1
By decision2
No contests1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Brendan O'Reilly (born 24 June 1987) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight. A professional competitor since 2009, O'Reilly was also a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia and competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Born in Melbourne, and raised in Queensland, O'Reilly has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of Queensland, and also studied strength and conditioning at the RMIT School of Applied Sciences.[ citation needed ] He began training in martial arts in 2008 and made his professional debut in mixed martial arts in 2009.

Competing primarily for regional promotions in Australia, he compiled a record of 5 – 0 (1) before fighting internationally in Japan’s ‘RINGS FIGHTING NETWORK’ , before auditioning for TUF: Nations in 2013. [2]

The Ultimate Fighter

On 5 December 2013, it was announced that O'Reilly had been selected as one of the welterweight fighters representing Australia for The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia. The reality show was led by Patrick Côté and Kyle Noke and premiered in early 2014. [3]

In his first fight, O'Reilly was defeated by fellow cast member Kajan Johnson via submission and subsequently eliminated from the show. [4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

O'Reilly faced Zhang Lipeng in a lightweight bout on 23 August 2014 at UFC Fight Night 48. [5] Zhang defeated O'Reilly via unanimous decision. [6]

O'Reilly faced Vik Grujic in a welterweight bout on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65. [7] He won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. [8]

O'Reilly was expected to face William Macario on 15 November 2015 at UFC 193. [9] However, Macario pulled out of the bout in late September citing injury and was replaced by James Moontasri. [10] Subsequently, O'Reilly pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Anton Zafir. [11]

O'Reilly faced Alan Jouban on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85. [12] O'Reilly lost the fight via TKO in the first round. [13]

O'Reilly next faced Dong Hyun Ma in a lightweight bout on 3 December 2016 at The Ultimate Fighter 24 Finale. [14] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [15]

On February 17, 2017 it was announced that O'Reilly had been released from the UFC following back to back losses in the promotion. [16]

Personal life

O’Reilly is married and resides in Texas, USA, where he works as a farrier and owns a custom saddle company, O’Reilly Colt & Saddle Co. He is still actively involved in coaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
10 matches6 wins3 losses
By knockout11
By submission20
By decision32
No contests1
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss6–3 (1) Dong Hyun Ma Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale 3 December 201635:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesReturn to Lightweight.
Loss6–2 (1) Alan Jouban TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir 20 March 201612:15 Brisbane, Australia
Win6–1 (1)Vik GrujicDecision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 10 May 201535:00 Adelaide, AustraliaReturn to Welterweight.
Loss5–1 (1) Zhang Lipeng Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le 23 August 201435:00 Macau, SAR, China
Win5–0 (1)Mike AartsSubmission (rear-naked choke)Fury MMA 515 February 201320:57 Caloundra, AustraliaWon the Fury MMA Lightweight Championship.
Win4–0 (1)Sam GascoigneDecision (unanimous)Fury MMA 410 August 201235:00 Caloundra, Australia
NC3–0 (1)Kei TakahashiNC (accidental head-butt)Rings – Reincarnation9 March 201212:51Tokyo, Japan
Win3–0Sam BastinTKO (punches)Fury MMA 15 November 20101N/A Caloundra, Australia
Win2–0Juarne DowlingDecision (unanimous)Rize 226 September 200921:39 Mansfield, Australia
Win1–0Sean AttigSubmission (rear-naked choke)FWC 218 April 200911:07 Nerang, Australia

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  2. ↑ "TUF Fighter: Brendan O'Reilly". ufc.com. 31 August 2022.
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